as in distinguishing
to understand or point out the difference in
it was hard at first to differentiate between the two styles of music
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Recent Examples of differentiating
In addition to the cohosts getting into memorable spats over Harris' bid for the presidency, during a pre-2024 election interview on the show in October of last year, Harris responded to one of Hostin's questions that inquired about differentiating herself from President Biden's policies.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Beyond differentiating between the sounds, the team also confirmed consistent seasonal patterns in the grouper’s spawning activity that are closely linked to lunar cycles.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
This radar technology, good at detecting small flying objects and differentiating them from fauna, has proven useful in Ukraine's drone war.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Data will be key to differentiating from competitors, Metrick emphasized.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Inclement weather has long been the bane of festivals and outdoor tours, and differentiating between climate change and a stretch of bad storms can be tricky.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
But iOS 26 goes further, differentiating between unknown senders and spam, including scams.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Like previous entries, there's not much differentiating the quality of a trick.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Campeau designed with the natural world in mind, differentiating the kingdoms of Maui, O’ahu, and Hawaii through key geographic features in each.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Beyond differentiating between the sounds, the team also confirmed consistent seasonal patterns in the grouper’s spawning activity that are closely linked to lunar cycles.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
This radar technology, good at detecting small flying objects and differentiating them from fauna, has proven useful in Ukraine's drone war.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Data will be key to differentiating from competitors, Metrick emphasized.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Inclement weather has long been the bane of festivals and outdoor tours, and differentiating between climate change and a stretch of bad storms can be tricky.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
But iOS 26 goes further, differentiating between unknown senders and spam, including scams.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Like previous entries, there's not much differentiating the quality of a trick.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Campeau designed with the natural world in mind, differentiating the kingdoms of Maui, O’ahu, and Hawaii through key geographic features in each.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiating
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In the current threat environment, the offenders are often not distinguishing.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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This is not distinguishing Russia.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The correctional department violated the California Fair Employment and Housing Act by discriminating against Robinson on both racial and religious grounds, according to a lawsuit filed in Sacramento Superior Court last week.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Missouri has a law that restricts private employers from discriminating against employees based on their political beliefs.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Differentiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiating. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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